Last Writes

When a West Virginian dies, the deceased’s property is transferred to their heirs through a legal process referred to as probate. After the debts of the estate are paid, the property is devised to heirs in one of two ways: if the person had a will, this means the person died testate, and the property is transferred according to the will; or if the person died without a will, the decedent is said to have died intestate. West Virginia intestate laws then control the allocation of the decedent’s property.

West Virginia Intestate Laws Control Who Inherits and How Much They Inherit

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